Gene Family: Alkylation repair homologs (ALKBH)

Alkylation repair homologs: Members of this family are homologous to AlkB, an E.coli enzyme that repairs alkylated DNA and RNA.The 9 human homologs are all members of the alpha-ketoglutarate and FE(II)-dependent dioxygenase superfamily.
[Source: HGNC]